manila

Example Sentences

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Mr. Kensil handed both of us a manila envelope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“I still feel this is a much better and more secure process than loose paper tax documents in a manila folder.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

At one dinner, Tellis entered with a manila envelope but did not appear to leave with it, and on two occasions the Chinese officials presented him a gift bag, the affidavit said.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Out came minifridges and folding tables and stacks of files in manila folders, shuffling past metal guardrails and security guards and piled into cabs.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

Then she put the forms and the photocopy in a manila envelope addressed to the agency and mailed them off, fully expecting to hear nothing for weeks or months, or possibly ever.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline